Raids on major congregations led by pastors Wang Yi and the late Samuel Lamb represent “the most horrendous evil of Chinese society … hindering [non-Christians] from coming to Jesus.”
A holy mess: Churches, other nonprofits confront parking tax
Republicans’ tax overhaul is going to have religious leaders across the country suddenly contemplating the finer points of their parking lots.
Nashville secular group celebrates faith-free Christmas
The sounds of the season filled the halls of the Scarritt Bennett Center at Vanderbilt University on a recent Sunday morning.
Why “Schindler’s list” still matters
Let there be no question: it is one of the most significant films of the past half-century. For Jews, it has assumed almost canonical status. Jews went to see it, as if going to services on the High Holy Days.
Celebrity Faith Healer ‘John Of God’ Surrenders On Sex Abuse Charges: Brazil Police
A celebrity faith healer accused of sexually abusing more than 300 women turned himself in Sunday to authorities in Brazil’s central state of Goias, after spending almost a day as a fugitive, police said.
Facing down ICE in North Carolina
The summons was a trap. While standing in line at USCIS, Oliver-Bruno and his son, a U.S. citizen, were tackled by plainclothes Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, who took Oliver-Bruno to an unmarked van out back.
Letters to the Editor for 12.14.18
BTSR and mission immersion by Sam Harrell, CBF Global Missions, Decatur, GA
Letter to the Editor – BTSR and mission immersion
As I’ve had the opportunity to reflect on the imminent closure of the Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond, I’m trying to make a conscious pivot from sorrow and sadness to gratitude.
Evangelical Christians helped elect Donald Trump, but their time as a major political force is coming to an end
Since the 1970s, white evangelicals have formed the backbone of the Republican base. But as younger members reject the vitriolic partisanship of the Trump era and leave the church, that base is getting smaller and older.